The modest English town of Tavistock lies adjacent to the River Tavy, and the name of the town can easily be traced back to the river. Although the town has a very modest population, just above ten thousands, but still it carries the history of a thousand years.
The tranquility and calmness of the town can be seen in the fact that it has a rapidly growing retired population. This small market town has resources and facilities to cope with the needs of the native population, although many latest inventions of modern times are missing.
The annual Tavistock Goose Fair is the most celebrated event of the town, and goes back to the 12th Century. The whole town enjoys the fair for many days in October. People from the neighboring towns do participate in this mega event of the town, and the preparations start even a month before the actual event. The basic idea behind the fair was to purchase goose for Christmas, so that by December the bird may dwell in the home and may get fatter. But now this activity is marginalized by the overall celebrations, still senior citizens prefer to purchase the Christmas goose in midst of celebration to achieve the long forgotten principle behind the fair.
The local food testifies the taste of inhabitants as it was awarded the "Best Food Town" a couple of years back. This is mainly achieved by the local awareness of the food and the tremendous growth of independent food shops that the town now proudly hosts.
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